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New. & ..1932, F. E. DHUMY 1,886,944

BUILDING Filed April 50, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR FERNAND E.D'HUMY ATTORN EYS F. E. D HUMY Nov. 8, 1932.

BUILDING 3 Sheets-Sheet Filed April 30, 1930 INVENTOR FERNAND E. oHUMYATTORNEYS Nov. 8, 1932- F. E. DHUMY 1,885,944

BUILDING Filed April 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR FERNAND E. DH'UMYAQQW:

ATTORN EYS Patented Nov. 8.1932

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' emcennnimnn DHUIEY, or 'soansnnan, NEW YORK, AssIenon To RAMPBUILDINGS CORPORATIGI'Z, F NEIV YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF DELAWAREBUILDING Application filed April 30, 1930. Serial No. 448 555.

This invention relates to storage buildings and more particularly togarages of the type having storage floors located at different levelsand connected by ramps over which the automobiles may be driven undertheir own power from floor to floor to reach their respective storagespaces. Important 10bjects of the invention are to provide for theconstruction of such a garage from previous-- ly fabricated partsadapted to be conveyed to the building site and readily set up there toform the structure; to provide such a garage whose storage capacity maybe readily varied according to the requirements of its patronage; and toprovide a knock down garage structure capable of being readily takendown, removed in parts to another site and erected again.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a vertical section through the building taken on the line 11of Fig. 3 upon a larger scale than the latter;

Fig. 2 a view similar to Fig. 1 taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 a section taken on the line 3-3 of V Fig. 2

- Fig. 4 a side view of the building;

Fig. 5 a diagrammatic view indlcatmg the manner in which a number ofpanels are asa sociated to form individual storage compart- 9-9 of Fig.1, upon a larger scale;

Fig. 10 a detail, vertical section taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 7 7;

Fig. 11 a detail, horizontal section take on the line 1l-11 of Fig.,7;

12 a detail, vertical section taken on the line 12l2- of Fig. 6;

Fig. 13 a detail vertical section taken on the. line l313 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 14 a detail vertical section taken' on the line 14 14 of F '9;

Fig. 15 a horizontal sectional View of the garage structure providedwith heat insulating means;

Fig. 16 a vertical section taken on the line 1616 of Fig. 15;.and

17 a sectional view upon a larger scale I taken through one of thecompartment panels and a heat insulating panel attached thereto.v

such as panels preferably formed of sheet metal. Certain panels formindividual storage compartments and :alsothe outer walls of thebuilding; other panels form driveway floors along said compartments;still other panels form ramps connecting the driveway floors; and all ofsaid panels are releasably connected together to form a strongstructure.

The panels forming the individual storage compartments are assembledupon the building site to form four straight parallel-banks 0fcompartments. These banks are designated 1 2, 3 and 4. In each bankthecompartments are disposed side by side in superposed horizontal rows.Banks 1 and 2 are upon the same level and arespaced apart to define acorridor space into which thecompartments thereof open. Banks 3 and 4aresimilarly disposed with relation to each other but are supported atastaggered level with relationto banks 1 and 2 and with thecompartmentsof the staggered banks 2 and 3 disposed back to back along a verticaldivision plane at the center of the building. Preferably the verticalofiset or stagger between the banks is equal to one half a story, or onehalf the height of a compartment.

In forming the'compartments side panels 5, end panels ,6, and top andbottom panels 7 are employed. In each bank'adjacent side by sidecompartments have a common side panel 5 and adjacent superposedcompartments have a common panel 7 which forms the top of one and thebottom of the other, as indicated in Fig. 5. The back to backcompartments of the staggered banks 2 and 3 also have common end panels6 therebetween. Along the corners of each compartment the panels areremovably or releasably joined together. Inthe present instance thepanels are shown as secured to angle irons 8 by Other suitable ]O1111I1g' means of bolts 9. means may be employed, however. Each compartmentbuilt up from the "panels ispreferably of a size and shape toaccommodate an automobile and provide sufficient clearance around it.However, it may be made large enough to accommodate several automobiles.

At two points spaced along the central clivision plane of the buildingthe staggered compartment banks 2 and 3 have several vertical rows ofcompartments omitted to form gaps or transverse corridor spacesconnecting the two longitudinal corridor spaces between the banks.Mounted in the latter corridor spaces are superposed driveway floors 10and 11 extending along the length of said spaces and leading to all ofthe compartments therealong. Disposed in the said transverse corridorspaces are two groups of superposed ramps 12 and 13. Ramps 12 lead.

upward in succession from the driveway floors 10 to the adjacentstaggered driveway floors 11 while the ramps 13 are oppositely inclinedand lead from floors 11 to floors 10, so that the floors and ramps forma substantially spiral path for automobile trafiic to and from thecompartments at all levels.

Each, of the driveway floors is preferably formed of a series of panels14: extending across the corridor space. At its'opposite ends each panel14 is removably supported by the compartment structures which ittransversely connects and is substantially the width of a compartment.In the present instance the forward edges of the compartment panels 7carry beams 15 forming ledges upon which the ends of the floor panelsrest and are removably secured by bolts 16. Each ramp is also preferablyformed of a series of transverse panels 17 extending across thetransverse corridor spaces and removably bolted as at 18 to supportingbeams 19. The latter are removably bolted as at 20, to the adjacentcompartment panels 5 of the banks 2 and 3. At the ends of the ramps thelatter and their connecting driveway floors are re-' movably bolted asat 21 to supporting beams 22 extending across the gaps in the banks 2and 3 and removablysupported in any suitable manner by the compartmentstructures of said banks.

In the set up structure just described the end panels 6 of thecompartments and the outermost side panels 5 form the outer side andexit for the automobile traliic.

My invention provides a very desirable set-up and take-clown garagestructure. The

various compartment, floor and ramp panels will be made preferably instandard sizes and may be ordered from a manufacturer in the requirednumber'and conveniently transported in'a flat, compact form to thebuilding site. Without extensive excavation or other preparation theymay be readily set up 011 a vacant lot or field. The erection may beonly tentative and the proprietor may at first set up only a modest.number of compartments. Upon an increase of patronage beyond thecapacity of the garage the proprietor may easily enlarge the lattereither vertically or laterally by erecting more compartments and byadding to the driveway floors and ramps. The various panels are alldesigned for this convenient build up. If, on the other hand, thelocation of the garage should prove to be a bad one, or it should berequired to vacate the land, the garage may be readily knocked down,transported to another location and again set up.

The various panels forming the compartments, the driveway floors,theramps and the building walls are all preferably made of sheet metalreinforced by any suitable means. There are six species of panels in thebuilding structure namely, the compartment side panels 5, thecompartment top and bottom panels 7, the floor panels 14, the ramppanels 17 and the closure panels 23. The panels of each species are allsimilarly formed and are interchangeable.

In order to retain heat in the garage build ing during cold weather andalso to shield it from the heat of the sun-during hot weather theoutermost panels of the building may be provided with heat insulatingmeans, as shown in Figs. 15 to 17 inclusive. Here each outermost panelhas its outer face covered by an independently fabricated heatinsulating panel, each outermost compartment side panel 5 having aninsulating panel 5 each compartment end panel 6 having an insulatingpanel G each uppermost compartment panel 7 having an insulating panel 7each uppermost panel lbearing an insulating panel 14?, eachuppermostramp panel 17 having an insulating panel 17 and each corridor closingpanel 23 having a panel 23*. The structure of each insulating panelinlid the present instance comprises a sheet 25 of celotex, cork or othersuitable insulating material enclosed by sheet metal 26. The panel soformed is of the same shape and size as the panel which it covers, orsubstantially so, and is detachably secured thereto by bolts 27. All ofthe main panels are preferably provided with bolt apertures for theattachment of the insulation panels so that any of he main panels may beused in the outermost positions when erecting the building. When theinsulating panels are all applied in the erected building they formcontinuous side walls.

While I have shown and described a very desirable form of my invention Ido not wish to be limited strictly to this disclosure but reserve theright to make such changes as will lie within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A multi-story cellular garage structure comprising two units closelyarranged with their inner vertical walls forming the center line of thestructure, each unit embodying two parallel sets of super-imposed steelstorage compartments opening inwardly into a space between said setseach horizontal row of compartments forming one story of the structure,and the horizontal and vertical walls of the compartments forming thehorizontal floors and. the vertical internal and external structuralmembers of the garage 5- horizontal structures extending across thespace between said two sets of compartments and tying the two setstogether and forming a driveway for each story of each unit; andtransverse structural members extending across the center line of thegarage structure and connecting the driveways of one unit with thedriveways of the other unit to rigidly secure the two units together,said transverse members serving as cross-connecting driveways.

' 2. A multi-story cellular garage structure comprising two unitsclosely arranged with their inner vertical walls forming the center lineof the structure, each unit embodying two parallel sets of super-imposedsteel storage compartments opening inwardly into space between said setseach horizontal row of compartments forming one story of the structure,and the horizontal and vertical walls of the compartments forming thehorizontal floors and the vertical internal and external structuralmembers of the garage; horizontal steel panel structures extendingacross the space between said two sets of compartments and tying the twosets together and forming a driveway for each story of each unit; andtransverse steel panel structural members extending across the centerline of the garage structure and connecting the steel panels of thedriveways of one unit with the steel panels of the driveways of theother unit to rigidly secure the two units toserving ascross-connectingdriveways; a

' 3. A multi-story cellular garage structure age compartments openinginwardly into a. space between said sets each horlzontal row ofcompartments forming one story of thev structure, and the; horizontaland vertical walls of the compartments tormingthe hori:-v zontal floorsand the vertical internal andv external structuralmeinbers of thegarage; horizontal structures extending across the space between'saidtwo sets of compartments andtying the two sets together and forminga'driveway for. each story of each unit; and

inclined transverse structural members ex-' tending across the centerline of thegarage structure, reach of said inclined structural; membersconnecting the driveway of, one un twith thenext lower driveway ottheother unit to rigidly securethe two units together, saidmclinedtransverse members serving as;

cross-connecting ll'oor-to-flOor driveways,

x 4;. A multi-story cellular garage structure comprising two unitsclosely arranged on different levels to stagger the floors with the rinner vertical walls forming the center lineof the structure, each unitembodying two parallel sets of super-imposed steel storage compartmentsopening inwardly into a space between-said sets each horizontal rowofcompartm ents forming one story oft-hestructure, and the horizontaland vertical walls of the compartments forming the horizontal floors andthe vertical internal and external structural members of the garage;horizontal structures extending across the space between said two setsof compartments and tying the two sets together and forming a drivewayfor each story ofeach unit; and two pairs of oppositely inclinedtransverse structural members extending across the center line of thegarage structure, each of said inclined structural, members connectingthedriveway of one unit with the nextlower driveway of the other unit torigidly secure thetwo units to.- gether, said inclinedv transversemembers serving as cross-connecting floor-to-fioor driveways. Y

A multi-story cellular garage structure comprising two units closelyarranged on di'fierent levels to stagger the floors with their innervertical walls abutting together, each unit embodying a plurality ofsets of super;- imposed steel storage compartments opening inwardly intoa space between said sets eachhorizontal row of compartmentsxforming onestory of the structure, and the hori zontal and vertical wallsof thecompartments forming the horizontal floors and the vertical gether, saidtransverse steel panel members internal and external structural membersof the'garage; horizontal steel panel structures extending across thespace between said two sets ofcompartments and tying the two setstogether and forming a driveway for each "5] story of each'unit; and twopairs of oppositely inclined transverse steel panel structural membersextending across the line between the units, each of said inclinedstructural members connecting the driveway of one unit with thenextlower driveway of the other unit to rigidly secure the two unitstogether, said inclined transverse members serving as cross-connectingfloor-to-fioor A K driveways. 6. A multi-story cellular garage structurecomprising two units closely arranged with their inner vertical wallsabutting together,

each unit embodying a plurality of parallel M sets of super-imposedsteel storage compartments opening inwardly into a space between saidsets each horizontal row of compart ments forming one story of thestructure, and the horizontal and vertical walls of the compartmentsforming the horizontal floors and the vertical internal and externalstructural members of the garage; horizontal structures extending acrossthe space between said two sets of compartments and tying the two setstogether and forming a driveway for each story of each unit; andtransverse structural members extending across the line between theinner vertical walls of the garage structure and connecting thedriveways of one unit r A with the driveways of the other unit torigidly secure the two units together, said transverse members servingas cross-connecting driveways.

7 A multi-story cellular garage structure T comprising two units closelyarranged with 4 their inner vertical walls abutting together, each unitembodying a plurality of parallel sets of super-imposed steel storagecompartments opening inwardly into a space between r said sets eachhorizontal row of compartments forming'one story of the structure, andthe horizontaland vertical walls of the compartments forming thehorizontal floors and the vertical internal and external structuralmembers of the garage; horizontal steel panel structures extendingacross the space between said two sets of compartments and tying the twosets together and forming a driveway for each story of each unit; andtransverse steel panel structural members extending across the linebetween the inner vertical walls of the garage structure and connectingthe driveways of one unit with the driveways of the other unit torigidly secure the two units together, said transverse members servingas cross-connecting driveways. 1

' In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

. FERNAND E. HUMY.

